YAY!

Damn that was a great series! Ended well.

4.5 Stars

The author saved the best for last with Revenant. Loved his story. Look for full review on Romance @ Random.

Revenant
4 Stars

Series note: This is book #6 in Ione’s Lords of Deliverance series. As the plot is a direct continuation of events begun in Reaver it is necessary to read that installment first. In fact, I would recommend beginning with Pleasure Unbound, book #1 in the Demonica series as there is a huge amount of backstory leading up to this book.

Revenant is a fun read with one of the more surprising endings in the series. Nevertheless, there is a certain lack of characterization as both the heroine and hero are relatively unknown characters in the ongoing storyline.

Blaspheme has been a minor secondary character up till now and her backstory as a rare and hunted species of angel is provided very haphazardly. Similarly, Revenant makes his first appearance in Reaver and it feels as if the circumstances surrounding his birth and childhood are underdeveloped. That said, Blaspheme and Revenant’s banter makes for entertaining reading and their romance is intense and steamy.

The true beauty of Demonica and Lords of Deliverance lies in the author's rich and detailed world building. Ione’s knowledge of biblical mythology is exceptional as she skillfully incorporates both angelic and demonic entities within her fictional construct. The plot is also fast paced and action packed as the ultimate battle between the forces of good and evil, Heaven and Hell, reaches its climax. Despite a loose end here and there, the resolution is very satisfying.

In sum, Ione has confirmed that this is the final book in the Demonica/Lords of Deliverance series, but she is planning a spin-off focusing on the next generation of Seminus and Horsemen offspring - should be good!

Read/Listened for Fun (Audible/Physical Book)
Overall Rating: 4.25
Story Rating: 4.00
Character Rating: 4.50

Audio Rating: 3.50 (not part of the overall rating)

First Thought when Finished: Revenant by Larissa Ione made me laugh, cry, and the UPS guy kind of blushed when he picked the wrong time to deliver my mail! I thought it was a perfect end (or is it) to the series!

Extra Note: Blas lived up to her smart ass self and is my favorite leading lady in the series. I kind of knew she would be!

Audio Thoughts:

Narrated By Hillary Huber / Length: 12 hrs

Hillary did 3 of the books in this series and I think she does a pretty good job. There were, I think, something like 4 different narrators for the series. Normally that annoys me but to be honest it worked for this series (other than I got attached to some voices by other narrators). Hillary was solid! She wasn't my favorite but overall she delivered.

Part of my Read It, Rate It, File It, DONE! Reviews

Ohhhhhh….this book is good! It’s real good. I just love the big vocabulary I pulled off there but that’s what I think. I have been a fan of this series since the first book. The characters and world that Larissa Ione has created has sucked me in and I’ll be sorry when this series ends. This has been rumored to be the last book but at the beginning of the book the author tells us that she promises that the ride isn’t over yet so there could be more books. Yay!

For five thousand years or as Revenant puts it, “Five thousand f**king years” he believed he was a Fallen Angel but everyone had lied to him. Not only did they lie but his memories had been taken away from him twice. He was an Angel who was born and raised in Sheoul. His mother was captured by Satan while pregnant with twins. Heaven made a deal with Satan so his mother had to choose which twin to keep and which twin to give to Heaven. She chose to give his twin, Reaver or Yenrieth (his Heavenly name) to Heaven. Revenant was fed demons blood when he was just hours old. He never had a chance. You can’t enter Heaven with demon blood and as far as he knows, there is no way to cleanse it from his body.

Revenant was tortured and had to watch his mother be tortured for years. He was taken away from his mother at the age of ten to work in the mines of Sheoul as a slave. Any time he did something wrong or didn’t follow the rules his mother was tortured so now he follows rules relentlessly.
After his mother’s death, he became a bad bad angel or a very good fallen angel depending how you look at it. Now that his memories are back, he is angry and confused. He wants to forget the last five thousand years…if only for a few hours and he knows just the person to help, a False Angel named Blasphemy who he has been a little obsessed with lately. But Blasphemy is blowing him off….and not the way he wants her to.

Blasphemy has a secret all of her own that she does not want anyone to know because it could get her killed. Her mom performed a spell when she was born to disguise her as a False Angel but the spell is wearing off. She was born a Vyrm, someone born to an Angel and a Fallen angel, which is forbidden by Heaven and Sheoul. Both Angels and Fallen Angels hunt down and kill all Vyrm because some Vyrm have the ability to look into the eyes of an angel or fallen angel and a moment later, everyone in his family falls dead. Vyrm have a 50/50 chance of being good or evil. Blasphemy is good.

Blasphemy is attracted to Revenant but fears that he will kill her if he finds out what she really is because he always follows rules.

Raphael, the arch angel, has promised Revenant that if he delivers Gethel who is pregnant by Satan (Yep, she’s Lucifer’s baby mama) to him, he will cleanse him from the demon blood so he can enter Heaven. Raphael is a real dick and Revenant does not trust him. Why are the angels making him jump through hoops when entering Heaven should be his birth right! But until his blood is cleansed, things like trees, grass and flowers in Heaven will die if he enters. Satan, on the other hand is demanding that Revenant kill an angel or two or three to show his loyalty to him. If he can’t live in Heaven, Satan can find him anywhere on earth and Sheoul. He can’t piss off Satan and Sheoul is the only thing he has ever known. Revenant has a big choice to make.

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5 stars!!

I was so excited for Revenant's book, like you have no idea! This book met all of my expectations and more! Everyone knows I love my tortured heroes and going into this book, I didn't know Rev was going to be one. My heart broke for him a million times over! He deserved the love and family he didn't know he needed until Blaspheme. Shucks, Blaspheme was an awesome girl! With her name I expected a total hard-ass and we got that! She fought for what she believed in! I loved seeing the relationship between Reaver and Revenant unfold throughout this book since it was FIVE THOUSAND YEARS coming! Larissa closed off this series amazingly and I'm happy that as she said, it isn't the end.

I just love Larissa Ione’s Demonica series. Revenant is Reaver’s twin, separated from him at birth, but raised in hell instead of heaven. This one was really great not only because we continued in the angels world, but because we got to explore the tortured brothers relationship theme as they were split at birth, one sent to heaven, and one to hell, which has turned Revenant into something of a bad boy.

Blasphemy is an interesting character as well, a part-angel who has been hiding out for years under the protection of her mother and working as a doctor at UG. They have some steamy chemistry! Adding to everyone’s troubles is the fact that Satan has gotten a fallen angel to try to reincarnate his murdered son Lucifer by carrying him to term as a full-grown baby/man, which would obviously be bad for the forces of good. Much interesting development and world-building as always, although my very favorite part was seeing bitter, angry Revenant discover if maybe he could have people who cared about him after all.

Revenant and Blaspheme's story did not disappoint. A great ending to a wonderful series.